May 2, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

The results showed that robots equipped with compact instruments can greatly improve efficiency. This method speeds up both ...

An almost unkillable fungal strain isolated from NASA’s ultrasterile clean rooms hints at “critical gaps” in interplanetary ...